Three identical rods $A, B$ and $C$ are placed end to end. $A$ temperature difference is maintained between the free ends of $A$ and $C$. The thermal conductivity of $B$ is thrice that of $C$ and half of that of $A$. The effective thermal conductivity of the system will be ($K_{A}$ is the thermal conductivity of rod $A$).

  • A
    $\frac{1}{3} K_{A}$
  • B
    $3 K_{A}$
  • C
    $2 K_{A}$
  • D
    $\frac{2}{3} K_{A}$

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